NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College Athletic
Department, in conjunction with the Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee, successfully completed its 2013 Toys for Tots Drive this
week.

Announced during Thanksgiving week, Merrimack’s Toys for
Tots Drive aimed to compile new, unwrapped toys from fans, faculty,
student-athletes and staff members as part of its mission toward
enhancing the holiday experience of less fortunate children in the
local community through a message of hope that will assist them in
becoming responsible, productive and patriotic citizens.

Merrimack compiled five full plastic tubs of unwrapped, new
toys, board games, stuffed animals and much more. All were donated
to the nearby Lawrence Boys & Girls Club, where they will be
distributed amongst the children there.

“On behalf of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, the
E-Board and all of the student-athletes at Merrimack who made this
possible, I just want to say we could not be more proud of our
efforts this holiday season with Toys for Tots and our ongoing
relationship with the Lawrence Boys & Girls Club”,
Director of Strength and Conditioning and S.A.A.C. Advisor Mike
Kamal said. “Having the opportunity to enrich the lives of
children less fortunate is the reward that we strive for each
holiday season, and our efforts truly embody what being a part of
this College and this Athletic Department is about.”

ABOUT TOYS FOR
TOTS The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for
Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October,
November and December each year, and distribute those toys as
Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in
which the campaign is conducted. The primary goal of Toys for Tots
is to deliver, through a new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to
less fortunate youngsters that will assist them in becoming
responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.